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These are the traditions our editors do with their families year after year.

My brother and I still laugh our way through some silly decorations every year at our parents' house.

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Credit:Jacob Fox. Food Styling: Annie Probst

We finish the decorating event with cocoa and double-check to save enough for Santa."

Hide the Christmas Pickle

“Each Christmas, our family hides a pickle ornament in the tree.

Plus the candlelight helps make everything feel more cozy.”

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Credit:Jacob Fox. Food Styling: Annie Probst

After the holiday, we fold them up and save them for the next year."

Make Swedish Meatballs

“I love the Swedish meatballs from Marcus Samuelsson’s Aquivet cookbook.

They feel festive for the season with the addition of homemade quick pickles and lingonberries.”

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Credit:Jacob Fox

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